Draft:John Ellingwood Lovejoy

John Ellingwood Lovejoy (October 13, 1817 - June 5, 1891) was a postmaster in the United States and consul to Peru. He was appointed consul to Peru by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. Lovejoy's brothers Elijah Lovejoy, Owen Lovejoy, and Joseph Lovejoy were leaders in the abolition movement.

He helped with his brother's abolitionist newspaper until a mob attack in Alton destroyed the presses ans killed his brother. After serving in Peru during the American Civil War he lived in Clay City, Illinois and Scotch Grove, Iowa where he worked as a railroad agent.

John Ellingwood Lovejoy Jr. lived from 1874 to 1932.